Mental health: a waiting game
In this guest blog, Rae Ritchie writes about how for mental health service users, waiting is an integral part of their experience and the effects it can have.
SLaM will not face criminal charges in Seni Lewis case, CPS says
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has confirmed that South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM) will not face any criminal charges following the corporate homicide investigation into the death…
New guidelines released to help employers to deal with mental health issues in the workplace
New guidelines that aim to help employers to deal with mental health issues have been launched, as a report shows that 33% of young people are worried about their mental…
Psychological first aid in times of crisis
In this guest blog for World Mental Health Day, David Trickey talks about the importance of psychological first aid, especially in helping children and families who have experienced traumatic events.
New resource launched to monitor children and young people’s mental wellbeing in schools and colleges
A toolkit has been launched for schools and colleges to support the measurement and monitoring of children and young people’s mental wellbeing.
Call for mental health equality in the workplace to be backed by legal force
Mental health charities and an MP have called on the government to act to bring parity to mental and physical first aid in the workplace.
Concern over pressures on mental health care as suicides under crisis services rise
More than 200 suicide deaths per year now occur in people under mental health crisis teams – three times as many as in in-patients – raising concerns that crisis teams…
Barry McGuigan calls for foundation to be set up to help boxers with mental health issues
Former boxer and trainer Barry McGuigan has called on boxing authorities to fund the establishment of a new foundation to help boxers who are experiencing mental ill health.
New film highlights the importance of good housing for people affected by mental illness
A new film featuring mental health ambassador and former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell has been launched that highlights the need for a fair deal on supported housing for everyone…
Call for greater government funding for bipolar research
Research funding for bipolar disorder is just 1.6% of all spend on mental health research and the government needs to increase this, a bipolar charity has said.